Pingalwara an oasis of compassion & love, says Punjab Women Commission's head

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, January 3

Manisha Gulati, Chairperson Women’s Commission, Punjab, has praised Pingalwara, a home for the destitute for its selfless service. She hailed it as an institute which was worthy of emulation to ameliorate sufferings of the homeless, aged and the physically challenged.

She made this observation after paying a visit to the institute here on Monday. She stated that “I wanted to begin the New Year at this temple of humanity set up by Bhagat Puran Singh, founder of Pingalwara.” She also commended the works of Pingalwara president Inderjit Kaur and her team for their tireless efforts for the betterment of the humanity.

Manisha Gulati also visited the wards of the Mananwala branch and spent some time with the inmates there. She said visiting the Pingalwara’s centre instilled empathy in her heart and expresses her desire that each citizen must take out time to visit it at least once.

On the occasion, she listened to the grievances of its women inmates who had been displaced from their homes and in some cases assured immediate action. For instance repatriation of a woman inmate to her country of origin Bangladesh.

Dr Inderjit Kaur said the Chairperson of the Women’s State Commission visited the Pingalwara family for the first time. She said the government needed to be serious about the plight of the homeless, helpless children and women, but it was unfortunate that the issues of these people are being ignored by the governments. She said there were about 1.5 lakh deaf and dumb children in the state. Pingalwara Institute is running some schools hearing impaired students but the government was not paying attention to their needs, she said. She sought the government intervention in order to look into the issues of the orphans.